HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
4.9 Baseline Social Conditions
4.9.1 Demography
Male’ is the capital city of the Republic of Maldives and is currently administered by an elected
City Council. It has 6 administrative wards, namely, Henveiru, Galolhu, Mahchangolhi,
Mafannu, Villimale’ and Hulhumale’. Villimale’ and Hulhumale’ are the latest addition to the
greater Male’ area and exist as geographically separate islands from the Male’ island.
According to the preliminary results of Maldives Population and Housing Census of 2014, the
total number of people residing in the greater Male’ area at the time of census was 153,379. This
accounts for 38.35% of the total population of the Maldives. Out of the 153,379 people, 20,360
were foreigners contributing to 13.27% of the total population residing in greater Male’ area.
Figure below shows how the population of Male’ have increased from 1985 to 2014.
Figure 4.54: Population of Male’ between 1985- 2014
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Source: Ministry of Planning and National Development 2008 and 2014.
From 1985 to 2000, the population of Male’ increased gradually with an average increase of
around 9,000 people per every five years. However, between 2000 and 2006, the population of
Male’ experienced a huge growth with a population increase of 29,625 people. Since then, the
population of Male’ has increased at a very high speed, making it home for almost 40% of the
national population in 2014.
Figure below represents the population of Male’ by ward for census years 2000, 2006 and 2014.
The increase in population between 2000 and 2006 was mostly contributed by the increase in
population of four original wards of Male’: Henveiru, Galolhu, Mahchangolhi and Maafannu.
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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